Femi Royal

Femi is the Founder of Myfarmbase.com.ng focused on using an array of tech tools to solve key problems across the food value chain.

He calls himself a TECHIE FARMER who is passionate about the future of Agriculture and the recent technological trends that anchors Agriculture in the 21st century.

Femi’s Agtech inclinations includes use of emerging technologies like Blockchain, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Hydroponics and Green House Technology in emerging economies to advance food security in Africa.

He was named top 20 African Youth in Agribusiness in 2017 at the African Agribusiness Challenge and he has graced many global conferences to speak about his passion including TEDxIbara where he spoke about “Smart Agriculture and Technology”, the biggest South-South Tech convergence, Start Confest in Akwa Ibom, the African Youth Empowerment Forum by Afrika Youth Movement, Ghana. His paper on how Emerging Technologies can power Agriculture in Africa was selected amongst top 30 to be published at the African Union in 2018.

He is a Tony Elumelum Foundation mentor, a Fate Foundation Mentor, a Google Launchpad Mentor, a Digital African Woman Mentor and a Nigeria Bottling Company Youth Mentor amongst many.

He is also a Communications Professional whose skills and experiences have been put to good use in many global organizations in the UK, Singapore and Nigeria.

He is widely travelled and in his spare time, he plays video games. He enjoys reading, writing, traveling and listening to select songs.